diff --git a/lib/test_kasan.c b/lib/test_kasan.c
index bd3d9ef7d39e..83344c9c38f4 100644
--- a/lib/test_kasan.c
+++ b/lib/test_kasan.c
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@
 
 #include <asm/page.h>
 
+/*
+ * We assign some test results to these globals to make sure the tests
+ * are not eliminated as dead code.
+ */
+
+int kasan_int_result;
+void *kasan_ptr_result;
+
 /*
  * Note: test functions are marked noinline so that their names appear in
  * reports.
@@ -603,7 +611,7 @@ static noinline void __init kasan_memchr(void)
 	if (!ptr)
 		return;
 
-	memchr(ptr, '1', size + 1);
+	kasan_ptr_result = memchr(ptr, '1', size + 1);
 	kfree(ptr);
 }
 
@@ -619,7 +627,7 @@ static noinline void __init kasan_memcmp(void)
 		return;
 
 	memset(arr, 0, sizeof(arr));
-	memcmp(ptr, arr, size+1);
+	kasan_int_result = memcmp(ptr, arr, size + 1);
 	kfree(ptr);
 }
 
@@ -642,22 +650,22 @@ static noinline void __init kasan_strings(void)
 	 * will likely point to zeroed byte.
 	 */
 	ptr += 16;
-	strchr(ptr, '1');
+	kasan_ptr_result = strchr(ptr, '1');
 
 	pr_info("use-after-free in strrchr\n");
-	strrchr(ptr, '1');
+	kasan_ptr_result = strrchr(ptr, '1');
 
 	pr_info("use-after-free in strcmp\n");
-	strcmp(ptr, "2");
+	kasan_int_result = strcmp(ptr, "2");
 
 	pr_info("use-after-free in strncmp\n");
-	strncmp(ptr, "2", 1);
+	kasan_int_result = strncmp(ptr, "2", 1);
 
 	pr_info("use-after-free in strlen\n");
-	strlen(ptr);
+	kasan_int_result = strlen(ptr);
 
 	pr_info("use-after-free in strnlen\n");
-	strnlen(ptr, 1);
+	kasan_int_result = strnlen(ptr, 1);
 }
 
 static noinline void __init kasan_bitops(void)
@@ -724,11 +732,12 @@ static noinline void __init kasan_bitops(void)
 	__test_and_change_bit(BITS_PER_LONG + BITS_PER_BYTE, bits);
 
 	pr_info("out-of-bounds in test_bit\n");
-	(void)test_bit(BITS_PER_LONG + BITS_PER_BYTE, bits);
+	kasan_int_result = test_bit(BITS_PER_LONG + BITS_PER_BYTE, bits);
 
 #if defined(clear_bit_unlock_is_negative_byte)
 	pr_info("out-of-bounds in clear_bit_unlock_is_negative_byte\n");
-	clear_bit_unlock_is_negative_byte(BITS_PER_LONG + BITS_PER_BYTE, bits);
+	kasan_int_result = clear_bit_unlock_is_negative_byte(BITS_PER_LONG +
+		BITS_PER_BYTE, bits);
 #endif
 	kfree(bits);
 }